• Advancing Nursing and Midwifery Through Innovation and Leadership 

  Thompson, Patricia ()

  Advancing nursing and midwifery through innovation and leadership is critical to moving our profession forward, as well as increasing our ability to better address global health. This presentation will provide principles, ...

• Of Kangaroos, Koalas, and Platypi 

  Thoms, Debra ()

  Australia has a relatively short European history with nursing coming to the colony in the 1800s. Since then the profession has gradually developed and changed in response to the environment within which nursing is practiced. ...

• Developing Change Agents in an Ever-Evolving Healthcare Delivery System 

  Beatty, Dale ()

  The changing demands of our complex healthcare environment require the highest level of scientific knowledge and practice expertise to assure quality patient outcomes. This presentation will describe how DNP nurse leaders ...

• Telecollaboration: A Concept Analysis 

  August, Joanne L. (2018-07-03)

  With the continued growth of digital technologies and technological pedagogical knowledge, new opportunities for collaborative initiatives and their implementations are set in educational contexts. Therefore, there ...

• Gender-Specific Facilitators and Barriers to Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis 

  Bray, Leigh Ann; Ladores, Sigrid Lynn; Mrug, Sylvie; Burgess, Benjamin E. (2018-07-03)

  Cystic fibrosis is a chronic disease that causes thickened secretions requiring daily treatments lasting 1.5 hours or more. Life expectancy has increased; therefore, improving quality of life is critical. This ...

• The Use of Digital Badges in Undergraduate Nursing Education: A Case Study 

  Button, Didy; Garnett, Timna (2018-07-03)

  Undergraduate students often do little preparation prior to attending their classes. The opportunity to collect digital badges as students complete pre- class work is an innovative strategy to increase motivation ...

• Transition Success of Nurses From Clinical Settings to the Academy: An Integrative Review 

  Candelaria, Lore Dionne (2018-07-03)

  This review has identified a need for programs that move beyond orientation and include intensive on-boarding to support the successful transition of nurse clinicians to the academy.

• Needs' Assessment of Self-Management With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 

  Chen, Kang-Hua; Yao, Nien-Chen (2018-07-03)

  We expect the findings of this study will draw attendees' attention to the needs and influential factors of self-management for patients with COPD, as well as helping healthcare professionals understand the ...

• Evaluation of Contraceptive Use Among Women of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria 

  Chimodo, Onyinye Lois (2018-07-03)

  Family Planning is one of the effective measures to reduce Maternal and Child morbidity and mortality in the developing world. This work looks at level of awareness of contraceptives of women, which contraceptive ...

• Chronic Disease Prevention: African Americans Who Live in Food Desert Using Access, Training, Education (ATE) 

  Leonard, Regina (2018-07-03)

  A discussion on the behavioral intervention which set out to modify diets and educate on preventable chronic diseases for the low-income African Americans who reside Washington, DC's largest food desert.

• Cultural Stressors Described by Latina Young Women Living in a Tumultuous Sociopolitical Climate 

  Stafford, Allison McCord; Bigatti, Silvia M.; Draucker, Claire (2018-07-03)

  This poster describes the results of a qualitative study exploring the common stressors experienced by contemporary Latina young women living in the United States during a tumultuous sociopolitical climate.

• Effects of Analgesics and Virtual Reality Therapy on Patients' Pain and Anxiety in Changing Dressing 

  Wan, Yi-Kang; Lin, Chen-Xi; Liaw, Jen-Jiuan (2018-07-03)

  There was used composite approach to pain control in deep skin damage patients, but still more than 50% patients complain that pain control is unsatisfactory. The result showed that combine use of analgesics and ...

• Nursing Students' Perceptions and Beliefs About Immunizations 

  Wilson, Kathryn Lucette; Avery, Jennifer Sjostedt (2018-07-03)

  Immunizations have changed the face of health care, yet vaccine hesitancy is rising. Nurses have great influence over vaccine decisions. Nursing students' perceptions and beliefs about immunizations and the diseases ...

• Experiences of Significant Others of ICU Patients With Severe Burns 

  Flannery, Liz; Peters, Kath; Halcomb, Liz; Murphy, Gillian; Ramjan, Lucie M. (2018-07-03)

  The literature review outlines current knowledge of experiences of family members of patients with severe burns in the ICU setting. The literature asserts Significant Others have a substantial impact on patient ...

• Deathbed Visions in Terminally Ill Patients and the Peaceful Death: An Integrated Research Review 

  Guinn, Aundraea T. (2018-07-03)

  In dying patients, Deathbed Visions (DBVs) can be sightings of apparitions such as deceased family members and religious figures (Ethier, 2005). Evidence suggests that DBVs provide a sense of comfort to the dying ...

• Does Low-FODMAP Diet Decrease Symptoms and Improve Quality of Life in IBS? An Integrative Research Review 

  Leiker, Melissa Ann (2018-07-03)

  Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional bowel disorder that causes abdominal symptoms, missed work and increased visits to the physician's office. The purpose of this Integrated Research Review is ...

• Association of Problematic Smartphone Use With Perceived Family Well-Being in Chinese Adult: The Family Project 

  Luk, Tzu Tsun; Wang, Man Ping; Shen, Chen; Lam, Tai Hing (2018-07-03)

  Problematic smartphone use is an emerging but underrecognized public health issue. Little is known about its impact on family functioning and relationship, which affect individual health. This study found problematic ...

• Spirituality in Nursing: Faculty-Student Collaboration 

  Mabazza, Ma Vanessa S.; Daniel, Manju N. (2018-07-03)

  Recognizing that nursing students face challenging, life-and-death situations in the clinical settings, it is important for faculty and nursing students to collaborate to identify ways to address spirituality in ...

• Does Baking Soda Slow the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease? 

  Vizcarra, Viviana Amy (2018-07-03)

  Chronic Kidney disease is a silent killer that progresses quickly if left untreated. Evidence suggests sodium bicarbonate slows the progression of CKD but further random control trial testing is needed. An integrative ...

• Exploration of the interrelationship between emotional intelligence, stress and coping strategies among undergraduate nursing students 

  Asturias, Nerissa (2018-07-03)

  The study explored the relationship between emotional intelligence, stress and coping strategies of undergraduate nursing students. Three quarters of the students enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing course were ...

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